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The Department of Radiology has 11 clinical divisions that are staffed by radiologists who specialize in the part of the body under study. Thanks to their advanced training and singular focus, they are experts in spotting conditions that affect that part of the body.
Clinical Divisions
The Division of Abdominal Imaging offers a full range of diagnostic services for patients with disorders in the abdomen and pelvis.
The Division of Breast Imaging offers comprehensive breast evaluation services, including diagnostic and mammography screening.
The Division of Cardiovascular Imaging offers a full range of diagnostic services for the heart and blood vessels.
The Division of Emergency Imaging provides imaging services for a Level I Trauma Center that treats over 100,000 patients a year. It also runs the country's first emergency-imaging fellowship and develops protocols that are widely adopted by other ERs.
The Division of Neurointerventional Imaging provides minimally invasive, image-guided procedures to treat vascular diseases of the central nervous system and spine.
The Division of Interventional Radiology provides minimally invasive, image-guided procedures to diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions and diseases.
The Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention provides diagnostic services and image-guided therapies to patients with joint and spine disorders.
The Division of Neuroradiology provides a full complement of advanced neuroimaging techniques.
The Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging provides a full range of clinically focused diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine procedures.
The Division of Pediatric Imaging, working as part of the MassGeneral Hospital for Children, provides a suite of advanced imaging exams and interventional procedures in a family-centered environment.
The Division of Thoracic Imaging and Intervention provides a full range of diagnostic exams.
Mass General is the #1 Research Hospital in America and the only hospital to be recognized in all 16 specialties assessed by U.S. News & World Report.
30% of our attending radiologists and 35% of our trainees are women, which is higher than the national averages in the US.
Over 900,000 diagnostic exams for inpatients and outpatients annually.
A part of the Mass General experience is walking by someone or something on a daily basis that has won international accolades. While that’s often a person or a new technology, sometimes it’s a piece of history.
Experts offer guidance to reduce false positive tests and avoid unnecessary biopsies.
腋窝部位的淋巴结肿大是接种新型冠状病毒疫苗后的正常反应，但是当它们在乳房X光检查中被检测出来时，就可能会被误认为是由癌症引起的。为了避免对患者及其医疗服务提供者造成困惑，并且避免在疫情期间造成疫苗接种和乳房X光检查的延误，麻省总医院放射科研究小组公布了一种方法来处理随着疫苗接种计划的加速而预计产生的常见事件。
Radiologists offer an approach to avoid confusion among patients and clinicians.
Para evitar la confusión de los pacientes y sus proveedores, y para evitar retrasos en las vacunaciones o en las mamografías recomendadas durante la pandemia, los radiólogos de Massachusetts General Hospital han publicado un enfoque para el manejo de lo que se espera sea un caso bastante común.
يُعد تورُّم العُقد الليمفاوية في منطقة الإبط نتيجة طبيعية للقاحات كوفيد-19، ولكن عند رؤيتها في تصوير الثدي الشُّعاعي، قد يُخلط بينها وبين العُقد المُتورّمة بسبب السرطان.
